Classics Illustrated Junior #519 - Paul Bunyan
(October 1955)

Gilberton, 1953 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Authors, Ltd.
Brand
Classics Illustrated Junior
Editing
Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Paul Bunyan (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dik Browne ? (painting)
Inks
Dik Browne ? (painting)
Colors
Dik Browne ? (painting)
Letters
Typeset

Genre
children
Characters
Paul Bunyan; Babe the Blue Ox
Synopsis
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stride into a lumber camp.
Reprints

Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Frog] (Table of Contents: 2)

What Is This? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (puzzle directions)
Pencils
Alex A Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Letters
Typeset

Genre
animal
Synopsis
Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.

Paul Bunyan (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); ? (traditional authors)
Pencils
Bill Walsh ?
Inks
Bill Walsh ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Paul Bunyan; Babe the Blue Ox; Skookum; Chris Crosshaul; Johnny Inkslinger; Sourdough Sam; Ole the Giant Blacksmith
Synopsis
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack who makes pets of Babe the Blue Ox and Skookum, a dog always walking downhill. Paul is credited with the creation of Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon.
Reprints
Keywords
lumberjack

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella.

The Donkey and the Little Dog (Table of Contents: 4)

Aesop's Fables / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donkey; Dog; Master
Synopsis
When a donkey tries to sit in his Master's lap in imitation of a pet dog, the Master drives him away. A dog observes that one should be satisfied being oneself.

Little Boy Blue (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (traditional author)
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children
Characters
Little Boy Blue
Synopsis
Nursery rhyme about a boy falling asleep in a haycock while the sheep and the cows he tends stray.

Where Go the Boats? (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children
Synopsis
Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about a youngster playing with toy boats.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Paul Bunyan Pinup] (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Paul Bunyan; Skookum
Synopsis
Paul Bunyan and his dog, Skookum, walk among the hills.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Paul Bunyan
  2. 1. Coming Next Month
  3. 2. [Frog]
    What Is This?
  4. 3. Paul Bunyan
  5. 4. The Donkey and the Little Dog
    Aesop's Fables
  6. 5. Little Boy Blue
  7. 6. Where Go the Boats?
  8. 7. ["Reading delight for every age!"]
  9. 8. [Paul Bunyan Pinup]
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Kathryn Wright